diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2ee7564..82d9b75 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The listed updates resemble rather a Best Of than a full record of changes.
 Intentionally.
 
 
-0.5-rc2 (unreleased)
+0.5-rc2 (2024-12-16)
 --------------------
 
 This iteration took quiet long to complete as it presumably solved the hardest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a53c93c..4589659 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "delb"
-version = "0.5-rc1"
+version = "0.5-rc2"
 description = "A library that provides an ergonomic model for XML encoded text documents (e.g. with TEI-XML)."
 authors = [
     { name = "Frank Sachsenheim", email = "delb-project@posteo.net" }